Dale Shoemaker obituary

Monday

Jan 8, 2018 at 9:34 AM

August 16, 1927 - Jan. 2, 2018

Dale H. Shoemaker, Sr., 90, of La Junta, passed away on January 2, 2018 at the Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg, CO. He was born to Floyd & Cora (Martin) Shoemaker on August 16, 1927 in Jetmore, Kansas. Dale married Simone Carrica on Dec. 27, 1949 in Raton, NM; she preceded him in death on July 23, 1996.

Dale served in the US Army in Korean during WWII. He owned and operated Shoemaker Welding for over thirty years, retiring in 2001. Dale loved his family and friends, was an expert marksman and won many National Rifle Association shooting awards. He was a founding member of the La Junta Rifle Club and loved being outdoors. Dale loved traveling, which included several cruises and European trips.

Funeral services will be Monday, January 8, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Pastor Gail Allen of the Arkansas Valley Cowboy Church officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel.